Photo Credit: Jackson Co Sheriff's Office 

 

(KNZA)--Jackson County deputies arrested three people on drug-related charges during two separate incidents earlier this week.  

On Sunday night, Sheriff Tim Morse says deputies searched a vehicle in the 12-thousand block of 150th Road after developing probable cause.  During the search, authorities discovered illegal drugs.  

As a result, 28-year-old Tristin William Howard and 23-year-old Jade Heffner, both of Topeka, were arrested. They face multiple charges, including possession of cocaine, hallucinogens, THC, and drug paraphernalia.  

In a separate incident early Tuesday morning, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a Chevy Malibu near U.S. Highway 75 and 150th Road for a traffic violation.  During the stop, a sheriff’s K-9 alerted deputies to the presence of illegal drugs inside the vehicle, and a subsequent probable cause search led to the discovery of narcotics.  

The passenger in the vehicle, 48-year-old Toni Jo Messenger of Keokuk, Iowa, was arrested on  charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.  

All three individuals were booked into the Jackson County Jail.